The Stanley Amtrak station is a train station in Stanley, North Dakota

Stanley, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,279 people, 576 households, and 332 families residing in the city. The population density was 740.3 people per square mile . There were 664 housing units at an average density of 384.3 per square mile...

 served by Amtrak

Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...

, the national railroad passenger system. The platform, tracks, and wooden depot are owned by BNSF Railway

BNSF Railway

The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...

. It was originally a Great Northern Railway station that was a replacement for an earlier one, which is now a private residence.

Stanley is served by Amtrak's daily Empire Builder

Empire Builder

The Empire Builder is a passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Northwestern United States. It is Amtrak's busiest long-distance route and busiest daily train, carrying more than 500,000 travelers annually since 2007. Overall, it is the railroad's 10th-busiest line. Before...

. Of the seven North Dakota stations served by Amtrak, Stanley was the seventh busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of 12 passengers daily.

External links

• Stanley Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)